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Happy Gardening Card

June 25, 2021

Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Happy Gardening Card.

To create my Happy Gardening Card, I’ve used a variety of the dies from the Planner Essentials Collection and Joset Designs as well as dies and stamps from the Sidekick Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.

Step One. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the first patterned paper, die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle. From the second piece of patterned paper, die cut a 3″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle. Distress the edges of both rectangles. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Two. Die cut a 3 1/4″ Fitted Rounded Rectangle out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Distress the edges of the rectangle. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Three. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut the plain label from the Sidekick Essentials 16 – Seed Packet Set. Ink the edges of both pieces using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Four. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut the tattered note page from the Sidekick Essentials 16 – Seed Packet Set. Trim the note page down to 1 1/8″. Ink the edges of the piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Five. From the Planner Essentials 22 – Planner Pocket 3 – Top Loading die, die cut the arrow strip out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of the arrow using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Six. You’ll need to choose a green piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials – 7 die, you’ll need the large plant and two of the single leaves. Die cut the large plant once out of the patterned paper. Die cut the two single leaves twice out of the same green patterned paper.

Step Seven. You’ll need the Happy Gardening Label from the Sidekick Essentials – Home & Nature Stamp Set. Apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the label and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut around the label. Ink the edges of the label using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Step Eight. Adhere the 3 1/4″ rectangle to the 3 1/2″ rectangle. Foam square the 3″ rectangle to the 3 1/4″ rectangle.

Step Nine. Adhere the torn edge note piece 1/4″ from the right as the 3″ rectangle.

Step Ten. Staple the label pieces together as desired. Staple the arrow strip 1/4″ from the right of the label. Adhere the label 1/2″ from the right and 5/8″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle.

Step Eleven. Adhere the large plant as desired on the right hand side of the 3″ rectangle. Adhere the single leaves as desired around the large plant.